Artemisia tridentata

Great Basin Sage Brush.

Santa Margarita, CA

Size

Quantity

Price

One Gallon

21

$ 9.99

Plants in production

One Gallon

1

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An evergray shrub. 4 feet tall and wide. Native to dry areas of the western US. Needs full sun. It is very drought tolerant, needs good drainage. Its seeds are edible. Chewed leaves said to aid digestion (each to their own). It is nitrogen fixing. The color of this plant is a very beautiful bluish-grey. Its form is stately and it really stands out in a landscaping situation. It is a very important wildlife plant. Associated plants range from Penstemon centranthifolius, Penstemon spectabilis, Arctostaphylos patula platyphylla to Pinus Jeffreyi, Chrysothamnus nauseous and Arctostaphylos parryana.
(Syn. Seriphidium tridentatum)